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Bennwil

Municipality in the canton of Basel-Landschaft · FSO no. 2882

Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.

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The parcel data lists 748 parcels in Bennwil, covering 6.5 km². 37.4% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’914 m².

Key figures

Parcels
748
0.6% of the canton
Total area
6.5 km²

1.3% of the canton

Median area
1’914 m²

Canton: 690 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
37.4%

Canton: 56.7%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1978

Canton: 1979

Switzerland: 1976

About Bennwil

Bennwil ranks 57th of 86 municipalities in the canton of Basel-Landschaft by number of parcels and holds 0.6% of the canton's parcels on 1.3% of its area. The median parcel in Bennwil measures 1’914 m², larger than the canton median of 690 m². Bennwil is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 37.4% of its parcels have a building, against 56.7% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (47.6%), Wohn-/ Geschäftszone WG2 (14.3%) and Kernzone K2 (11.4%). In total, Bennwil uses 14 zone designations.

According to the building register, Bennwil has 502 buildings with 313 dwellings, 0.6 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (78.1%). Non-residential buildings account for 47% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (23.2% of them), and 26.4% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1978, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1979).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 280 (37.4%)Unbuilt: 468 (62.6%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Landwirtschaftszone3563.74 km²21.9%
Wohn-/ Geschäftszone WG21070.08 km²85.0%
Kernzone K2850.04 km²71.8%
Wald612.25 km²1.6%
Strasse ausserhalb ZPS340.05 km²0.0%
Wohnzone W1310.02 km²93.5%
Strasse innerhalb ZPS220.03 km²0.0%
Uferschutzzone130.01 km²0.0%
Spezialzone Inertstoffdeponie Bruggtal90.26 km²44.4%
Gewerbezone G180.02 km²75.0%
Zone für öffentliche Werke und Anlagen80.02 km²37.5%
Gewässer60.01 km²0.0%
Other zones (2 labels)8< 0.01 km²87.5%

Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.

Building stock

The building register lists 502 buildings with 313 dwellings here; 178 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
502
Dwellings
313
Single-family houses
178
Building volume
498’837 m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential228
  • Mixed use3
  • Non-residential236
  • Other35

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 192065
  • 1920-194512
  • 1946-196013
  • 1961-198051
  • 1981-200058
  • 2001-201035
  • 2011-202023
  • 2021 and later16
  • Unknown year7

Maps and geodata for Bennwil

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